2005–2006Memphis Tigers men's basketball

Conference USA regular season andtournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 4
Record	33–4 (13–1 C-USA)
Head coach	John Calipari (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Tony Barbee Derek Kellogg John Robic
Home arena	FedExForum
Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Memphis†	13	–	1	.929	33	–	4	.892
No. 25 UAB	12	–	2	.857	24	–	7	.774
UTEP	11	–	3	.786	21	–	10	.677
Houston	9	–	5	.643	21	–	10	.677
UCF	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
Rice	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
Tulane	6	–	8	.429	12	–	17	.414
Tulsa	6	–	8	.429	11	–	17	.393
Marshall	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
SMU	4	–	10	.286	13	–	16	.448
Southern Miss	3	–	11	.214	10	–	21	.323
East Carolina	2	–	12	.143	8	–	20	.286

†2006 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Antonio Anderson SG	Laurinburg, NC	Laurinburg Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 7, 2004
Antonio Anderson SG	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals:
Kareem Cooper PF	Laurinburg, NC	Laurinburg Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 14, 2004
Kareem Cooper PF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals:
Chris Douglas-Roberts PG	Detroit, MI	Northwestern HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 10, 2004
Chris Douglas-Roberts PG	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals:
Robert Dozier SF	Laurinburg, NC	Laurinburg, NC	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 9, 2004
Robert Dozier SF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals:
Ricky Sanchez SF	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 22, 2004
Ricky Sanchez SF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals:
Shawne Williams SF	Laurinburg, NC	Laurinburg, NC	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 9, 2003
Shawne Williams SF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals:
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 6 Rivals: 7
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Memphis Basketball Commitments". Rivals. RetrievedJuly 24, 2011. "2005 Memphis Basketball Commits". Scout. RetrievedJuly 24, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN. RetrievedJuly 24, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. RetrievedJuly 24, 2011. "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals. RetrievedJuly 24, 2011.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 15, 2005* 7:00 pm	No. 12	Milwaukee NIT Season Tip-Off	W 79–52	1–0	FedExForum (10,165) Memphis, TN
November 17, 2005* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	at No. 15 Alabama NIT Season Tip-Off	W 87–76	2–0	Coleman Coliseum (4,522) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 23, 2005* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. No. 16 UCLA NIT Season Tip-Off	W 88–80	3-0	Madison Square Garden (9,766) New York, NY
November 25, 2005* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. No. 1 Duke NIT Season Tip-Off	L 67–70	3–1	Madison Square Garden (12,129) New York, NY
November 28, 2005* 7:00 pm, WLMT	No. 9	Lamar	W 108–83	4–1	FedExForum (11,244) Memphis, TN
November 30, 2005* 7:00 pm, WLMT	No. 9	Jackson State	W 97–70	5–1	FedExForum (12,384) Memphis, TN
December 3, 2005* 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 9	at Cincinnati	W 91–81	6–1	Fifth Third Arena (9,440) Cincinnati, OH
December 10, 2005* 6:30 pm	No. 7	at Providence	W 97–89	7–1	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,665) Providence, RI
December 17, 2005* 2:30 pm, FSN	No. 5	at Ole Miss	W 72–49	8–1	Tad Smith Coliseum (8,037) Oxford, MS
December 20, 2005* 7:00 pm, WLMT	No. 4	Louisiana Tech	W 76–58	9–1	FedExForum (13,761) Memphis, TN
December 27, 2005* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	No. 8 Gonzaga	W 83–72	10–1	FedExForum (18,208) Memphis, TN
December 30, 2005* 7:00 pm, WLMT	No. 4	Purdue	W 90–70	11–1	FedExForum (16,835) Memphis, TN
January 2, 2006* 1:30 pm, ESPN	No. 4	No. 15 Texas	L 58–69	11–2	FedExForum (18,035) Memphis, TN
January 4, 2006* 7:00 pm, WLMT	No. 4	Middle Tennessee	W 83–50	12–2	FedExForum (13,525) Memphis, TN
January 8, 2006* 1:00 pm, WLMT	No. 4	Winthrop	W 73–63	13–2	FedExForum (14,171) Memphis, TN
January 11, 2006 6:00 pm, CSTV	No. 5	at East Carolina	W 77–67	14–2 (1–0)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (7,553) Greenville, NC
January 14, 2006 7:00 pm, WLMT	No. 5	SMU	W 73–53	15–2 (2–0)	FedExForum (14,443) Memphis, TN
January 18, 2006* 7:00 pm, CSTV	No. 4	Tennessee	W 88–79	16–2	FedExForum (18,144) Memphis, TN
January 21, 2006 4:00 pm, WLMT	No. 4	at Southern Miss	W 85–68	17–2 (3–0)	Reed Green Coliseum (6,412) Hattiesburg, MS
January 26, 2006 7:00 pm, CSTV	No. 3	UAB	W 73–66	18–2 (4–0)	FedExForum (15,529) Memphis, TN
January 28, 2006 12:00 pm, CSTV	No. 3	UCF	W 94–61	19–2 (5–0)	FedExForum (15,177) Memphis, TN
February 1, 2006 7:00 pm, WLMT	No. 3	at Tulsa	W 84–61	20–2 (6–0)	Reynolds Center (6,740) Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2006 6:00 pm, WLMT	No. 3	at Rice	W 84–79	21–2 (7–0)	Autry Court (3,710) Houston, TX
February 11, 2006 3:00 pm, CSTV	No. 3	at Marshall	W 91–81	22–2 (8–0)	Cam Henderson Center (9,048) Huntington, WV
February 14, 2006 7:00 pm, WLMT	No. 3	Southern Miss	W 80–41	23–2 (9–0)	FedExforum (15,441) Memphis, TN
February 18, 2006 7:00 pm, WLMT	No. 3	at Tulane	W 105–65	24–2 (10–0)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena (2,582) New Orleans, LA
February 22, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	UTEP	W 66–56	25–2 (11–0)	FedExForum (15,073) Memphis, TN
February 25, 2006 7:00 pm, WLMT	No. 4	Tulsa	W 78–67	26–2 (12–0)	FedExForum (17,658) Memphis, TN
March 2, 2006 8:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	at UAB	L 74–80	26–3 (12–1)	Bartow Arena (8,500) Birmingham, AL
March 4, 2006 8:00 pm, CSTV	No. 3	Houston	W 69–62	27–3 (13–1)	FedExForum (17,061) Memphis, TN
Conference USA Tournament
March 9, 2006 6:00 pm, CSTV	(1)No. 5	vs. (8) Tulane Quarterfinals	W 75–56	28–3	FedExForum (11,343) Memphis, TN
March 10, 2006 3:30 pm, CSTV	(1)No. 5	vs. No. 4 Houston Semifinals	W 68–54	29–3	FedExForum (12,524) Memphis, TN
March 11, 2006 10:35 am, CBS	(1)No. 5	vs. (2) No. 24 UAB Championship	W 57–46	30–3	FedExForum (16,607) Memphis, TN
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2006* 2:00 pm, CBS	(1 O)No. 4	vs. (16 O) Oral Roberts First Round	W 94–78^[1]	31–3	American Airlines Center (19,028) Dallas, TX
03/19/06* 1:15 pm, CBS	(1 O)No. 4	vs. (9 O) Bucknell Second Round	W 72–56^[2]	32–3	American Airlines Center (19,251) Dallas, TX
03/23/06* 6:30 pm, CBS	(1 O)No. 4	vs. (13 O) Bradley Sweet Sixteen	W 80–64^[3]	33–3	Oakland Arena (19,596) Oakland, CA
03/25/06* 6:05 pm, CBS	(1 O)No. 4	vs. (2 O) No. 7 UCLA Elite Eight	L 45–50	33–4	Oakland Arena (19,689) Oakland, CA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inCentral Time.

v t e Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville UAB
Culture & lore	Newby's TOM (mascot) Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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